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Technology & DevelopmentJob Description:
We are looking for a Senior C Developer who thrives exploring new ideas at the forefront of mobile game innovation helping to deliver ground-breaking bite-sized entertainment for millions of players. Youll be part of the Catalog Games studio which leads a portfolio of 9 King games across multiple King locations.
Our programmers are at the heart of our game development. They are committed talented generalists who contribute not only to the code but to the entire product. They come from diverse backgrounds but they are all passionate about games working closely with the rest of the team.
Were looking for someone with a technical mindset and with previous experience managing small teams. Your role will be to help your team with their day-to-day tasks primarily focused on the efficient operation of multiple live games with stability and quality in focus. You will help with prioritization and estimations being the main point of contact between your team and the games Tech Lead.
With us youll get to work at the forefront of the mobile gaming business in an energized and fun environment. Naturally youll share your knowledge and skills with the rest of the team and King.
Some bite- sized bullet points of the job description are:
Design architect test and implement technical features
Integrate the latest technical solutions across the games
Improve the technical foundation of the games bringing efficiency to developing new and supporting existing features across the games
Deliver high quality and well-structured code
Help with roadmaps timelines estimations and priorities
Sharing and collecting knowledge across diverse teams in an open and collaborative environment
You have a great passion for programming and are committed to quality and polish. You are genuinely passionate about making games developing new innovative features and solutions and game industry R&D - whether you have done so professionally already or are looking to join the industry! You need to care for the professional development of your peers and their wellbeing. As a developer you are also analytical and interested in understanding the whole tech stack.
To succeed youll need
Previous experience within software development
Deep knowledge of C
Experience working with CMake
Excellent teamwork skills flexibility and ability to handle multiple tasks
Passion for software development and learning new technologies / languages
Bonus points
Build engineering experience (e.g. Jenkins)
Familiarity with DevOps principles and roles
Experience working with game engines
Knowledge of mobile platforms and app stores in terms of development compliance topics publishing
About King
With a mission of Making the World Playful King is a leading interactive entertainment company with more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the worlds most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry including the world-famous Candy Crush franchise as well as other mobile game hits such as Farm Heroes Saga. King games are played by more than 200 million monthly active users. King part of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has Kingsters in Stockholm Malmö London Barcelona Berlin Dublin San Francisco New York Los Angeles and Malta. More information can be found at by following us on LinkedIn @lifeatkingon Instagram or @kinggameson X.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
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